Beaumont man gets 30 years for robbing Papa John's, Black Eyed Pea

By Monique Batson

Updated 5:52 pm, Thursday, December 13, 2012

A Beaumont man has been sentenced to 30 years in a federal prison for robbing a string of Southeast Texas businesses.

Jarvis Allen Conway, 37, pleaded guilty in April to two counts of Hobbs Act robbery and two counts of brandishing a firearm in a crime of violence, according to information from the office of U.S. Attorney John M. Bales.

Court records show that from April to June of 2011, Conway was responsible for robbing seven Beaumont businesses. An indictment lists Tameka Marie Gill as participating in one of the crimes. She was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Oct. 4 after pleading guilty to the charge.

According to the court documents, on June 22, 2011, Conway used a semi-automatic pistol to rob Sam's Communications on 11th Street while Gill waited outside in the vehicle. Ten days later, Conway robbed the Calder Avenue Papa John's store at gunpoint. This resulted in a police chase, and while Conway evaded arrest, the stolen cash and a loaded magazine for the gun were recovered by police.